Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-12-08


on his way home fell into the lake and
was drowned. His wife will sue liquor
dealer there for damages.
Twas so cold in Muskegon the 30th ult.,
that the hands of the town clock froze
last TO the dial.
Ed Childs a Detroit, Granl Haven az
Milwaukee yardsman, was last January
sent out as "a brakemen. On his third trip,
while making a coupling near Birming.
ham at night, he stepped into an uncov-
cred cattle guard filled with snow. His
hand was badly jammed between the
drawbacks. suppuration set III, and re-
Gently DR.. Brodie amputated the arm be-
low the elbow. e. L. Wood has begun
suit for Chiids in the circuit court to re-
cover $4,000 damages.
The Hon. James NJ. Neasmith of Vicks
burg, ex-commissioner of the state land
office, has been appointed member of the
state board Of corrections and charities.
vice Marcus Pollasky, who is now prac
ticing law in Chicago Mr.. Neasmith's
term of office will expire Dec. 81, 1894.
The Rev. DR.. Haskell, for the past Il
years pastor of the Baptist church in Ann
Arbor, has resigned. After March next
ne proposes to retire from active ministe
rial work.
Local option won the victory in Van
Buren, county on the lst inst. by 5000 ma
.or.ty.
Alva Alexander has brought suit
against Big Rapids for $4,000 for injurie,
received from defective sidewalk.
Sidney Wheeler, a reputable citizen of
kalamazoo has been arrested for firing
his own house.
December there were Isl criminals in
the state prison.
Capitalists from Sault Ste. Marie and
East Saginawahave been leasing land and
exploring in the mountainous region lying
Son-e distance back from the st. Mary's
river and the Canadian side, and now
claim to have found ruby and gray silver
iuart9, carrying 500 t. $1,000 OF silver to
the ton The vein, which is said to be
large, is located only IL miles northwest
of the 500 The same gentlemen havA
other mines on the Canadian side, farther
down the river and several strong mining
companies are organized.
Sylvester Gardner of Greenville, has
been arrested, charged with sending OBJ
scene matter through the mails. The
complainant is Emma Keech, a young
lady of Greenville, l6 years old who
claims Gardner wrote her a letter in
which he asked for a meeting and made
indecent proposals The matter was con-
6ded to her mother, and together with an
officer they went to the place of meeting
and arrested him.
Maggie Garrigan of ingalls,, aged IL
years, was fatally burned the other morn
ing in the village school house about half
past o'clock The teacher was not pres
ent, nor any OF the older pupils. The lit
tie girl was standing near q red-hot stove
when her clothes ignited, and there was
no one present with presence of mind to
smother the flames.
Thomas Pascoe was injured by fall OF
earth in the hematite mine in Ishpeming.
He was taken to the hospital where he
died two later.
Gov. Luce, when called on to address
the Lansing humane society, told them
that he thought there should be society
Tor "the prevention of cruelty to cover.
nors, as they are sometimes driven to the
limit OF endurance"
W. Z. Mcclure and Eugene Chappelle Of
East Saginaw, have purchased 10000, 900
feet of pine timber near Duluth. The con.
sideration was $4,000. Mr.. Mcclure Is
also negotiating for the purchase of TO-
O0O,00O feet In the Duluth district, at lit
tie over So stumpage.
The celebrated Chaplin mine case has
been settled. The mine company pays
Lev. Bonfiel $4,000.
Tommy Gambler and Mrs. Grover of
Riga were recently married. Tommy is
81 years old and the blushing bride ~.
Prof Bailey of the agricultural college
will deliver series of lectures on horti-
culture at Cornell university in January
The trial of Alfred Joslyn, the teacher
who killed Tom Morrison at Henderson
iast year, will begin at Corunna December
IL. Morrison visited the school to whip
the teacher for some grievance. Joslyn,
in his fright drew Il revolver and shot
Morrison dead
The contract COR the three ne W buildings
at the agricultural college-the dormitory,
horticultural laboratory and department
building-was let at an aggregate estimate
of SSO,5O
Among other things contributed to the
art loan exhibition to be held in Benton
Harbor is book printed in l7Ol, and once
owned by William Penn. The book is now
owned by Mrs. s. A. Winans.
Ainsworth Il Co.'s new brick flour and
feed building in Ypsilanti, was burglar.
ized and destroyed by fire with the con-
tents early the other morning. The loss
is heavy and partially insured.
During the month of November there
were but eight deaths in Isbpeming. The
present population of the city is 10000. so
at the rate OF mortality which prevailed
last month the average life of every resi-
dent of the place would be over 100 years.
No town in Michigan of equal size can
show lower rate of mortality for tho
past month.